Welch Allyn 300 Series Vital Signs Monitor - User Manual User Manual
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Chapter 3 Patient monitoring
Welch Allyn Vital Signs Monitor 300 Series
4.
Have the patient close his/her lips around the probe.
5.
Hold the probe in place to assure continuous contact with the oral tissue until the
measurement is complete.
Rotating segments appear in the temperature window, indicating that the
measurement is in progress.
During the measurement period, the temperature window displays a “walking box”—
a box with the sides illuminated sequentially. When the temperature prediction is
complete, the monitor sounds three short tones and displays the temperature
reading, which persists for one minute.
6.
Eject the probe cover by pressing the ejection button; hygienically dispose of the
probe cover.
7.
Return the probe to the probe well.
If the monitor cannot make a predicted measurement within 60 seconds, it switches
to monitored temperature measurement and continues to monitor the patient’s
temperature. (See
“Monitored temperature measurement”
Caution If the patient bites the probe, the probe can be damaged.
Note
The probe must remain in steady contact with the sublingual pocket throughout
the measurement period; otherwise, the monitor fails to accurately predict
the temperature.
Caution Do not monitor temperature continuously for more than 5 minutes.
Note
A probe position error (P) indicates that the probe was moved after making tissue
contact. If a probe position error occurs during the temperature determination,
the temperature display alternates between the measured temperature and ‘P’.
Sublingual pockets
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DIA
SpO
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